MTE/511 v2

Theorists Worksheet
Instructions
Research the following theorists.
Add three more prominent human-development theorists in the open rows.
Describe each theorist’s ideas regarding the topics below (if applicable) using complete sentences.

Social and
Physical Cognitive Language Moral
Theorist emotional
development development development development
development

Piaget Click to enter Children Sensorimotor: Click or tap Heteronomous

info. develop Language sills here to enter Morality in
through four are basically text. between 5-9
stages, developed yrs old. Rules
Sensorimotor, are given by
Preopertional, Preopertional: adults and
Concrete Uses language cannot be
Operational to reflect their changed.
and Formal thinking Rules tell you
operational. what is right
Concrete and wrong.
Children have Operational: Consequences
an innate Language is dictated the
ability to learn used to refer to severity of a
and form specific and behavior, not
constructs of concrete facts, the intentions.
the world not mental
through their concepts Autonomous
own Morality: 10 yrs
experiences Formal old and up.
and Operational: Emphasizes
progression Language is co-operation.
through each used to Rules are
stage. express and changeable
debate under certain
abstract circumstances
theoretical and with
concepts. mutual
concept.

Bandura Believes that Click or tap Children will Click to enter

learning can here to enter follow what info.
be done text. action they are

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Social and
Physical Cognitive Language Moral
Theorist emotional
development development development development
development

merely by watching over

watching and over.
someone else
and mimicking
what they are
doing

Four step
pattern that
combined a
cognitive and
operant view of
learning

Freud Believed that Click to enter Click to enter Click to enter Proposed the
the basic info. info. info. existence of a
human tension
motivation is between the
driven by libido needs of
society and the
individual

Moral
development
proceeds when
the persons
desires are
replaced by
the values of
socializing
agents in a
persons life
such as
parents.

Erikson Stage theory Click to enter Click to enter Click to enter Click to enter
development: info. info. info. info.
the
development
throughout the
human life
span, each
stage of
development is

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Social and
Physical Cognitive Language Moral
Theorist emotional
development development development development
development

about
overcoming a
conflict

School age
children want
to excel in their
activities and
love showing
off their work

Vygotsky Click to enter He believed Language Click to enter Click to enter

info. that complex used by the info. info.
forms of peer to explain
thinking have the task would
origins in later be used
social by the child to
interactions complete the
and that with task
guidance from independently
peers, difficult
tasks will
become
easier.

Brofenbrenner Click to enter Click to enter Click to enter Believed that Click to enter
info. info. info. each child info.
grows up in a
complex social
environment.
Believes that
each of these
should be
considered
because they
interact with
one another
this affects the
development
of an individual
child.

Bandura Click to enter Click to enter Believed that Believed that Click to enter
info. info. based on conditioning info.

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Social and
Physical Cognitive Language Moral
Theorist emotional
development development development development
development

environmental and
influences, an reinforcement
infants speech process could
perception and not sufficiently
language explain all of
development human
can be learning
determined on
certain
environmental
factors.

Bowldy Believed in the Click to enter Click to enter Believes that Click to enter
main four info. info. infants have a info.
characteristics need for a
which is a safe secure
haven, a relationship
secure base, with an adult
proximity caregiver and
maintenance without it the
and separation normal social
distress and emotional
development
will not occur

Believed that
the relationship
between and
faint and a
mother for the
first five years
was most
crucial for
socialization.

Confucius Click to enter Click to enter Click to enter Believed in Believed that
info. info. info. Respect for moral
parents, loyalty principles,
to the virtues and
government discipline
and keeping to Should be the
ones place in first lesson
society taught to a
child and

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Social and
Physical Cognitive Language Moral
Theorist emotional
development development development development
development

practiced daily.

Note. Not every theorist contributed to each area of human development, so you will not be able to fill in
every cell.

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